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Debt Uptick December, 10, 2003

The revolving debt machine may be cranking up as the economy begins to recover. Consumer revolving credit for September and October posted strong gains compared to last year. During October, Americans added $2.2 billion to revolving credit at an annual ... more

Biz Debit Rewards December, 9, 2003

Minnesota-based U.S. Bank is bucking the recent debit card trends as it expands its rewards program to business debit cards. The new "Cash Bonus VISA Business Check Card" and "Business Check Card with VISA Extras" will join U.S. Bank's four consumer debit ... more

Tesoro MasterCard December, 8, 2003

If you have a gas credit card from Tesoro, then be advised that a higher octane credit card may be on the way. Tesoro Petroleum announced last week it is dropping its proprietary gas card at the end of this year, switching to a MasterCard issued by Juniper ... more

Debit Confusion December, 5, 2003

If you bring a MasterCard signature debit card into Wal-Mart next year, then be prepared to use your PIN, or to whip out your checkbook, or dig in your wallet for cash at the check-out. The decision by the world's largest chain of discount stores is likely to ... more

Holiday Plastic December, 4, 2003

During the first two weeks of the 2003 holiday shopping season, Americans pulled out their major credit cards to charge more than $23.5 billion, and used signature debit cards to charge $7.0 billion in retail purchases. To the delight of retailers, the ... more

Napster Card December, 3, 2003

Napster, the reformed music exchange service, has picked up another major distribution channel for its new prepaid music card. Six weeks ago, Napster launched the card, which offers 15 downloads for 99 cents each, and projected it would have the cards in ... more

Catholic VISA December, 2, 2003

The separation between Church and Cards has all but disappeared with the nationwide launch of the "We Share VISA" card. The Milwaukee-based Catholic Knights group has teamed with M&I Bank to offer the card which returns 1% of all purchase totals to the ... more

MBNA Fees December, 1, 2003

The nation's second largest issuer, and leading "super-prime" credit card specialist, has boosted fees to a "sub-prime" level. MBNA America has raised its late fees and over-limit fees to $39 for accounts with balances over $1,000. more

Holiday Sales November, 28, 2003

Credit card activity during the pre-Thanksgiving week, considered the first week of the holiday shopping season, shows that consumers are spending about 9% more this year. VISA, which handles more than half of all general purpose payment card transactions in ... more

Bankruptcy Mistake November, 27, 2003

Filing personal bankruptcy may give you a way out of an uncomfortable situation and possibly a clean start, but it could shut you out of the credit market for as long as ten years. Furthermore, it can have a long-term negative impact on your ability to find a ... more
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